Spokane Wineries - Wine Tasting, Maps, Tours and More
There are 16 Spokane Wineries that are worth your time checking out if you are at all interested in wine. You heard right, there some great wineries in Spokane. I have to admit it, when I think of Spokane I don't associate wine or wineries with my town. But, that's all changing.
I grew up in the town of Sebastopol which is located in Sonoma County, California. I mention this because Sonoma Co. is probably one of the best wine growing regions in the US. My Dad owned a couple of apple orchards there in the late 60's and we farmed them more as a hobby than anything else. Growing wine grapes hadn't caught on yet and the region was more known for apples and plums at the time.
It didn't take long before Sonoma Co became known as "the wine country". I was just starting to develop an appreciation for wine about the time I moved to Spokane in 1981. I am no wine expert by any means but I do love good wine and the passion and energy that you experience when you talk to winery owners and other wine lovers.
For this reason I am really jazzed about the fact that Washington State Wineries are producing some great wines and Spokane wineries are right in the middle of it. In the past 20 years or so the quantity and the quality of the wines produced in and around Spokane has improved tremendously.
Raising a glass at Townshend Winery
In addition to the wineries around Spokane there are also about 160 wineries within a 50 mile radius of the tri cities area. Most of the grapes used by the wineries here in Spokane come from the Columbia valley region.
There is also a winery that is starting to produce an Italian Barbera in Green Bluff to the north of Spokane. They plan to have their tasting room open by November of 2009.
Most of the tasting rooms are open on the week ends and First Fridays and most offer free wine tasting and most also have a selection of wine gifts. I would be remiss to not also include the official Spokane Winery brochure put together by the Spokane Winery Association.
Winery List
| Arbor Crest 509-927-9463 | Located in the historic Cliff House which had a fire on Dec 23, 2009. Bummer... The tasting room was not touched and is still open though and is open daily 12pm - 5pm. |
| Barili Cellars 509-995-4077 | Tasting room open First Fridays or call for an appointment. |
| Barrister Winery 509-465-3591 | Tasting room open Fri 12pm - 6pm; Sat 12pm - 5pm |
| Caterina Winery 509-328-5069 | Tasting room in closed for renovation during the month of January. |
| Grande Ronde 509-455-8161 | Tasting room is open Wed - Sat 11am - 5pm |
| Knipprath Cellars 509-534-5121 | Tasting room open Wed - Sun 12 - 5pm |
| Latah Creek 509-926-0164 | Open daily 9am - 5pm and has a huge gift shop. |
| Liberty Lake Wine Cellars 509-255-9205 | Open on select Saturdays. Call for hours or check their facebook page |
| Lone Canary 509-534-9062 | Tasting room open Thurs - Sun 12pm - 5pm |
| Mountain Dome 509-928-2788 | Open by appointment Tues - Sat |
| Nodland Cellars 509-927-7770 | The tasting room is open Sat 12pm -4pm until sold out. I would recommend calling first. |
| Robert Karl Cellars 509-363-1353 | Tasting room open Thurs - Fri 2pm - 5pm & Sat 12pm - 5pm |
| Townshend Cellars 509-238-1400 | Tasting room open Fri, Sat and Sun 12pm - 6 pm |
| Trezzi Farm Catering and Vineyard 509-238-2276 | Open Tues - Sun 10am - 6pm. I recommend calling ahead. |
| Vintage Hill Cellars 509-624-3792 | Open most Saturdays. I recommend calling ahead. |
| Whitestone Winery 509-467-5325 (Wilbur, WA) | Spokane tasting room open Thurs, Fri & Sat 12pm - 6pm |
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Spokane Winery Map
Click here for a map of the wineries shown above.
Winery Tours
Want to go wine tasting but don't want to drive around buzzed? There is a Spokane Winery Tour service that you can take to make your touring more enjoyable and safe. It costs $50 per person and if you have a group of 6 or more you can get a discount. They also give senior and military discounts. Give them a call at 509-280-2560.
